Pirates and Pumpkins at St. Louis Aquarium — halloween_event in St. Louis, MO
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Pirates and Pumpkins at St. Louis Aquarium

Halloween Event · Market/Festival · St. Louis, MO

4.3Google· 10956 Reviews

4.3Google· 10956 reviewsRead reviews

Next open

Sep 18 – Nov 2

Admission

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Included with aquarium admission

Location

201 South 18th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Designed for kids
Added by HCMapsLast updated September 10, 2026
Pirates and Pumpkins at St. Louis Aquarium atmosphere

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About Pirates and Pumpkins at St. Louis Aquarium

A pirate themed Halloween takeover of the aquarium with immersive scenes, cannon effects, treasure displays, underwater pumpkin activities and select trick or treat nights.

What you'll find

Features

  • Food & Drink
  • Games/Activities
  • Live Actors/Performers
  • Photo Opp
  • Pumpkin Carving
  • Trick-or-Treating/Candy

When to come

Season schedule

2026 dates haven't been published yet.

Season dates

Sep 18 – Nov 2

Weekly hours

See website for hours

What visitors are saying

★ 4.3 on Google · 10956 reviews · A selection of reviews provided by Google

Julia Schultheis

2 months ago

Extremely fun, my fiance and went for the first time last weekend. We love aquariums so we knew this one would be fun, nice variety of animals and fish. We paid extra for the ray feeding; that was an amazing experience!! I think over all, it was a great place to go and visit. Especially the outside, with all of the games and rides.

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Brenda Burgess

2 months ago

We loved this place. It was beautiful, friendly staff very knowledgeable, we did have one staff member who didnt seem quite as thrilled to be there doing demonstrations with his animal. Loved how interactive the exhibits were. Petting stingrays will always be my favorite. Great gift shop. Love that you can get your souvenir photos. This is a great place and we would definitely recommend you visit while in town.

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Kevin Fairburn

a month ago

We had a blast! Especially where you can touch & feel some of the fish, rays & see sone up close & personal. Some great stations where you can learn more even about so e animals such as an ant eater. Show me fun things to learn and do. Then in the bigger tanks you can see some of the Sharks and bigger fish! Well worth the Experience highly recommend.

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Connie Lichtenberg (bowlingbride)

2 months ago

The experience from beginning to end is amazing. Having the children's play area at the halfway point is genius. My daughter, myself and my 3yo grandson visited on a Friday afternoon. He was able to get all his wiggles out in the coloring and play area. The Mermaids were there this time. What an amazing extra experience that was!!

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Rosannah Slone

2 months ago

The St. Louis Aquarium staff were amazing in their knowledge, kind, and had so many answers for our questions. But the aquarium was smaller then I've been too vs. price. Also, the end was underwhelming... the layout of the salt water fish (which is one of my favorite parts in an aquarium) I believe is the underwhelming part. This is supposed to be the "finale!" But I understand you have limited space to work with bc you are inside Union Station. The cool introduction on the train with CGI was fun! Loved the hands on displays in the middle of the aquarium. I would love to make a suggestion that if there are going to be speakers at the otters to have a sign when the speaking happens. The lady who spoke about the turtles was awesome. We spent about 1.5 hours.

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